Kenneth Cole’s dream motorcycle as seen on Bush:
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(And here’s the nightmare.)
All right, keep on keeping on, TIGRE 99!
Posts Tagged ‘motocycle’
“TIGRE 99″ has a Tiger Tail on His Motorcycle AND He’s Happy to See You – Leathers by Le Tigre, Of Course
Friday, August 24th, 2012Park Your Motorcycle on Market Street, San Francisco, USA, and Then Walk Away Why Not?
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011Thusly:
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We’re like Sturgis West, or Hollister North, huh?
The Easy Riders of Pierce Street
Friday, June 10th, 2011You know, this used to be a helluva good city. I can’t understand what’s gone wrong with it…
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Talking to Sarge About Your Bicycle Traffic Ticket on Market Street – How to Keep Points Off of Your DMV Record
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011[UPDATE: Words from the cyclist: "I now have to defend a bullshit ticket that was not justified."]
Appears as if this cyclist on inbound Market Street was not happy about getting a traffic citation yesterday morn, so that led to a lengthy, heated discussion for tout le monde to hear while they waited for the stores to open.
Refusing to sign the citation, well I don’t know what that’ll get you. It might get you arrested, actually. Now traffic school, that will cost a bit of time and money (you got to pay for the ticket AND the useless class) but it will keep your DMV record clean and that’s what it’s all about, baby, that’s what’s key.
Chrome badge (camera left) vs. seven-pointed star. Lefty (note sidearm location) was using his fingers as a visual aid to count out the cyclist’s (limited) options:
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Anyway, this convo went on for a while during the AM drive. Pretty sure that the Wilfred Brimley-esque motorcycle cop who was also on the scene is out there all the time, so this doesn’t indicate the start of the off-rumored Bicycle Crackdown I don’t think.
On it goes…
The Brave, Lane-Splitting Recumbent Tricycle Riders of San Mateo County
Thursday, June 25th, 2009This fellow is waiting at a traffic signal between the lanes on an Interstate 101 offramp somewhere in San Mateo County.
The six foot high pennants are a nice touch. Don’t leave home without them, especially when lane-splitting on a recumbent trike.
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Vaya con Dios, jinete del triciclo.
“Pocket Bike” Motorcycle Gang Terrorizes Irving Street Quickly, Sunset District
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009These cruiser-style minibikes roared up and down Irving Street in the Middle Sunset, causing a few sensitive pedestrians to cover their ears. How wude! But it was just like The Wild One with bad boy Marlon Brando and goode girl Mary Murphy right in front of the Quickly, except in color, and with frogurt instead of beer.
Why not get one for yourself? Just 300-something bones will get you started.
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The Brave Lane-Splitting Bikers of the Streets of San Francisco
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Lane-splitting, famously legal in California only, can be a dangerous game on the freeway. But what about the mean city streets of San Francisco?
These two fellows must have a lot of good stories of close calls if they spend much time lanesplitting on bloody Masonic Avenue, as shown here.
Click to expand. Note the BRC sticker awarded to graduates of the safety-oriented Basic Rider Course [or to survivors of Burning Man's Black Rock City, see comments.]
All lanesplitters should wear the medal of the Vatican-certified patron saint of motocycle riders, Columbanus of Bobbio.
(Columbanus gives you protection from floods as well. Bonus!)
Yet Another Reason to Not Park Your Motorcycle in San Francisco
Monday, November 3rd, 2008You’ve heard of ephemeral vernal pools, but San Francisco has its own version – autumnal lakes of water that rise up after heavy rain sometimes. Let’s call this one Lake Ashbury.
The cover on this legally parked bike certainly earned it’s keep the other night, battling waves of water 10 feet high.
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Such is the plight of those who park motocycles on the mean streets of San Francisco.
Lane Splitting on the Freeway with Your Motorcycle – Your Right as a Californian
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Lane splitting – everybody’s doing it, even SuzukiGirl. But what does John Law think about that?
Q. Can motorcycle riders “split” lanes and ride between other vehicles? A. Lane splitting by motorcycles is permissible but must be done in a safe and prudent manner.
Does lane splitting irritate drivers? Perhaps, but who cares?
Go for it, dOoD. The University of California says lane splitting is good for you. Plus, these days you’ve got the Vatican-certified patron saint of motocycle riders, Columbanus of Bobbio, on your side.
Bonus.
“Filtering forward” through the long line of stalled cagers in front of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge toll booths. Click to expand:
The United States Park Police vs. the Google Maps Car in San Francisco’s Presidio
Monday, June 16th, 2008The Presidio of San Francisco, on the northern waterfront to the left of the newly upscale Ghirardelli Square, hasn’t seen this much action since they filmed The Presidio, starring Sean Connery. It appears that a mounted member of the United States Park Police briefly detained a Google Maps camera car for some sort of driving infraction this morning. Oh noes! Don’t impede this car – it’s gone to some interesting places. It’s not scary at all, right?
So the photo below shows how the magic of Google Street View happens – you can see their method all laid out. In this case, Google is using a brand-spanking-new Toyota Prius gas-electric hybrid (wouldn’t a 50-state VW Jetta TDI diesel get better mileage?) and a rather tall metal mast with mad cameras, GPSes and SICK laser range finders. Click to expand:
Courtesy of damianspain of the San Francisco Bay area. Thanks Damian! Check out his flickrstream for lots of great shots of San Francisco, including a rare blue sky at the North Beach Festival.
(Normally, the Presidio is a quiet place, except for people feuding over the location of the new CAMP museum and the occasional coyote attack. And Hooverball - the kids these days make all sorts of noise throwing their old school medicine balls around.)
Keep up the good work, Google Street View drivers. Just make sure to watch out for The Man (as well as all those sexy pedestrians trying to catch your attention).
[Update: National Park Service employee and Commenter #67 Motorcop_2000 disputes any account that has the Googler getting a ticket. MC_2K indicates that this driver merely got lost and was trying to get "back to the Avenues" (meaning the Richmond or the Sunset districts). Bad driving and Toyota Priuseses seem to go together, so this story rings true.]
